You don't have to give them that idea. The idea of implanting a chip under a person's skin as a form of identification has been being tossed around for years. This is just a step in that direction.

You also wouldn't be a president for long. Or at least not a living one ;]
But that's an entirely different story altogether...
In today's society, we're dangerously close to being considered numbers -- the way of the database. Nobody's going to implant a chip in me, that's for sure, I'll just have to 'head for the hills' if it ever comes to that :/ -- The real scary part is where the masses will simply go for it, out of 'fear for terrorism' and suchlike, and again propaganda will be the driving force behind it all. Ick.

For those who are too young or otherwise unfamiliar with the quote Phoenix referenced, you can listen to it.

This kinda shit gets on my nerves though.  Makes a little part of me want to take my old gas-guzzling non-electronic truck and head for the hills with both tanks full, all the non-perishable food I can find, my rifle, and any other ordnance I can get my hands on.

It's classic, Assamite, I think you'd like the show very much.  It makes you think, and it's constantly throwing curves.  Just when you think you have Number 6 figured out, he does something completely off the wall.

Oh, and here's a good one to add to this subject:
Source:  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/14/...ain674120.shtml

"We're not getting enough of your money so let's punish you for it."  Wouldn't it be nice if employees could say "I'm raising my taxes on you, Mr. Employer, for my services rendered."  No, instead companies raise prices on a whim, government raises taxes on a whim, and you (the little guy) are screwed yet again.  "Oh, and by the way, we're going to track everything you do to punish you for being fuel conscious, and 'Mr. I own a classic car', guess what?  Turn the sucker in, or go to jail because we say so."  It's nice to have freedom, isn't it?

So let's see, a national ID card linked to your SS number, GPS units in every car, RFID tags in all the products you buy, and in Mexico they're already putting RFID chips in government officials (yes, inside people's bodies).  Anyone ever hear of Digital Angel, you know, put a chip in your kid so you can recover him/her if kidnapped or lost, just like people do with pets and farm livestock?  Anyone hate check-out lines?  Just walk through the scanner (it automatically scans your groceries with RFID tags in their packaging), swipe your hand over the confirmation pannel, and off you go.  No lines, no cashiers, no waiting.  There's voluntary incentive.  Let's chip criminals so we can recover them if they escape prison, or security guards or anyone with security clearance.  After all, you'd have to surgically remove the chip to get through the checkpoint, and then there's the facial recognition scanner (current technology, its already used heavily in casinos). There's mandatory incentive.  All that's left is the question of implementation, and removal of public opposition.  I'll leave that to your own speculation as to how that could come about.  I just wonder how far do you all think this will go, and how fast?

In this situation I completely agree with Assamite.  Why the hell isn't anybody in the press decrying the civil liberties implications of all of this, left or right-wing?  Silence sometimes speaks louder than words...[/color]